Influenzer who attended djt's crypto dinner: "Walmart Steaks, he says"

[allegorical oracle]

Nicholas PInto, described as "an influencer" attended djt's crypto dinner and said it was "Walmart Steaks."
(pay wall)

(He never got to meet Trump.)

https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/05/23/trump-memecoin-dinner-nicholas-pinto-bad-food/

More:
The menu included a “Trump organic field green salad” and an “entrée duet” of filet mignon and pan-seared halibut. “Everyone at my table was saying the food was some of the worst food that they ever had,” said Pinto after the meal.
But the real draw of the evening, of course, wasn’t steak or halibut. It was Trump himself.

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As the gala ended around 10 p.m., Pinto, who didn’t meet Elon Musk, got a ride from his father back to a nearby hotel. He then readied himself for an afterparty organized by the Singaporean crypto company at the Ciel Capitol Hill, a rooftop club in Washington, D.C.

But first, he and his father needed to grab a bite to eat. Pinto was still hungry after the underwhelming meal. “The only good part,” he told Fortune, “[was] the bread and the butter.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/influencer-who-attended-trump-s-memecoin-dinner-says-he-got-a-walmart-steak-and-no-access-to-the-president/ar-AA1FmsvQ

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1. Donnie punks everyone, even those who adore him, even those who give him money.

[allegorical oracle]

3. Yup. Donnie's had a lifetime of practice. But this did surprise me. Sounds as if djt's crypto

fans were fed and dumped with him not meeting at least all of them. Pinto had also hoped to meet Musk.

[unblock]

12. To be fair, I read that many of the people dumped the crypto soon after they qualified for the event....

So the disrespect is to some extent mutual....

[C_U_L8R]

2. It could have been worse.

They could have been gnarly old Trump steaks.

[allegorical oracle]

5. That occurred to me, too. Left over for how many years?? Donny's a cheapskate at heart, when it

comes to others, so wouldn't be surprised.

[C_U_L8R]

7. Just desserts.

[Ray Bruns]

23. And maybe some of that quality Trump "wine".

[hlthe2b]

4. so, much schadenfreude, so little time...

Ha!!

[RockRaven]

6. Sounds like they got what they paid for.

When you buy Trump, you get Trump. If you don't like that, you shouldn't be buying Trump and expecting him to be better than he is/always has been. What, are you fucking stupid or something?

[Dave Bowman]

42. "are you fucking stupid or something?"

Stupid and greedy. I wouldn't attend anything related to El Loco Lardo for all the money in the world.

[newdeal2]

8. Did they get one scoop of vanilla ice cream for dessert?

How sad.

[haele]

9. Maybe, with Hershey's Syrup.

He wasn't going to spring for the Smucker's Microwavable Hot Fudge.

[demmiblue]

10. Here is a pic:

200 people spent millions on Trump’s memecoin and were rewarded with this dinner

www.wired.com/story/a-heli...

— Matthew Champion (@matthewchampion.bsky.social) 2025-05-23T17:26:47.119Z

It's giving this...

— El Snacktator (@elsnacktator.bsky.social) 2025-05-23T17:55:05.054Z

[allegorical oracle]

11. Why is one pic on china and the other is in a styrofoam take-out container?

[demmiblue]

14. The second pic is from the Fyre Festival:

Fyre Festival was a fraudulent luxury music festival organized by American businessman Billy McFarland and American rapper Ja Rule. It was originally created to promote the company's Fyre app for booking music talent. The festival was scheduled to take place on April 28–30 and May 5–7, 2017, on the Bahamian island of Great Exuma.[2]

The event was promoted on Instagram by social media influencers, actors, reality TV stars and models including Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid, Hailey Baldwin, and Emily Ratajkowski, many of whom did not initially disclose they had been paid to do so.[1] During the Fyre Festival's inaugural weekend, the event experienced problems related to security, food, accommodation, medical services, and artist relations, resulting in the festival being indefinitely postponed and eventually cancelled. Instead of the gourmet meals and luxury villas for which festival attendees had paid hundreds or even thousands of dollars, they received packaged sandwiches and were lodged in poorly furnished tents.[3]

In March 2018, McFarland pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud to defraud investors and ticket holders, and a second count to defraud a ticket vendor (while out on bail).[4] In October 2018, McFarland was sentenced to six years in prison and ordered to forfeit US$26 million.[4] At least eight lawsuits were initiated against the organizers for defrauding ticket buyers, with several seeking class action status and one seeking more than $100 million in damages, and a judgment for US$2 million.[5]

Two documentaries about the events of the festival were released in 2019: Hulu's Fyre Fraud,[6] and Netflix's Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened.[7][8]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyre_Festival

They’re basically saying that it’s giving the same vibe.

[Celerity]

16. GMTA

[allegorical oracle]

27. Gotcha -- thanks nt

[Celerity]

15. the bread and cheese is from the 2017 Fyre Festival disaster

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyre_Festival

Fyre Festival was a fraudulent luxury music festival organized by American businessman Billy McFarland and American rapper Ja Rule. It was originally created to promote the company's Fyre app for booking music talent. The festival was scheduled to take place on April 28–30 and May 5–7, 2017, on the Bahamian island of Great Exuma.

The event was promoted on Instagram by social media influencers, actors, reality TV stars and models including Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid, Hailey Baldwin, and Emily Ratajkowski, many of whom did not initially disclose they had been paid to do so. During the Fyre Festival's inaugural weekend, the event experienced problems related to security, food, accommodation, medical services, and artist relations, resulting in the festival being indefinitely postponed and eventually cancelled. Instead of the gourmet meals and luxury villas for which festival attendees had paid hundreds or even thousands of dollars, they received packaged sandwiches and were lodged in poorly furnished tents.

In March 2018, McFarland pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud to defraud investors and ticket holders, and a second count to defraud a ticket vendor (while out on bail). In October 2018, McFarland was sentenced to six years in prison and ordered to forfeit US$26 million. At least eight lawsuits were initiated against the organizers for defrauding ticket buyers, with several seeking class action status and one seeking more than $100 million in damages, and a judgment for US$2 million.

[Srkdqltr]

18. I saw where he was going to do it again.

[allegorical oracle]

46. Saw a TV piece about that -- think it was on American Greed. A hoot of a fraud. nt

[Pinback]

34. LOL -- 1 slice of zucchini!

That plate looks like something from a third-rate diner a half-hour before closing.
😂

[Botany]

44. Old plate from his now defunct D.C. hotel grift

China bought 30 million dollars worth of
bookings in that place which were washed
through the hotel and then $10 million wound
up in a Chinese bank in Donny's name in
2017.

[DET]

45. Surf and Turf From the Sixties

With gluey mashed potatoes served with an ice cream scoop. He probably thinks it’s classy.

[oasis]

13. Shitty host, shitty meal. Go figure.

[tanyev]

17. WTH is a "Trump organic field green salad"?

Might as well name everything on the menu Trump.

Trump filet mignon
Trump halibut
Trump bread
Trump butter
Trump water
Trump iced tea

Hell, one of these days every adjective in the English language will be illegal except for the word Trump.


😒

[bluesbassman]

41. I'm sure the guests all enjoyed their "Trump Food Poisoning" the next day too.

With their “Trump Nausea” and “Trump Squirts”.

[BoRaGard]

19. "Ha ha. More suckers. Krypto suckers. Ha ha." - Krasnov (R - Felon/Rapist)

republicon "values" suck dingleberries

[aggiesal]

20. Retribution: He won't ever be invited back n/t

[TheRickles]

35. Hopefully that's the worst of it.

[aggiesal]

21. I thought the dinner was in Mar-A-Lago. Was it not? n/t

[patphil]

24. Nope.

The attendees had a tour of the White House and then went for dinner at the Trump Golf Club in Virginia, near DC.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/23/politics/trump-crypto-meme-coin-dinner

[patphil]

22. I hope the attendees got the message from the "underwhelming" dinner.

Don't ever expect Trump to give back much value for the price of admission.
He's always been a "what have you done for me lately" type of guy, and advocates the philosophy that it is better to receive than to give.

[flashman13]

25. I learned many years ago that when your potential client opens the conversation with, "how cheap can we",

you run for the exits. Trump is a cheap hustler.

[D_Master81]

26. Didn't meet Trump?

I thought that was the whole point! That you got to have dinner with the President. Once again people got played by DJT

[UTUSN]

28. He was expecting a McDonald's? - without forking over a plane? Bright side, not meeting KRASNOV/MUSKrat.

[mcar]

29. Too bad so sad fool

[GoCubsGo]

30. Got to get rid of those unsold Trump steaks somehow.

That freezer they were kept in is probably on its last leg.

[Joinfortmill]

31. He should sue their asses.

[surfered]

32. I was hoping it was an influenzer, who infected everyone there. They got sick, died and we lived happily ever after.

I was disappointed it was an influencer, not an influenzer. Never mind.

[TlalocW]

33. Not surprising

If it wasn't done just to be cheap, then it's Donnie's bad taste as he thinks lettuce wedges are high class and puts ketchup on steak.

[dchill]

36. I don't believe he has good bread and butter.

[ToxMarz]

37. Got a ride from his father back to the hotel

while his mom was home cleaning his room in the basement.

[Bluejeans]

38. "field greens" aka "yard clippings"

A family friend had the best nickname for "field greens": "Look, yard clippings!"

[kentuck]

39. The press keeps calling it a "gala" or a "spectable" or some such rot...

It was a gathering of corrupt people looking to get access to the White House, for various reasons, and who are willing to give Donald Trump big bucks to attend. It is all about corruption.

[EarthFirst]

40. Was TSF not able to keep the McDonald's trailer from Riyadh?

Or is that staged at his upcoming golf outing this weekend?

[IbogaProject]

43. Grifter getting conned

Oh well buddy.